Category: Politics
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Ideation’s Limit at Extreme Scales and Idolatry Our reason, often a beacon of clarity, becomes ever blinder with distance and difference in scales. Thus we are also often lead down paths laden with unintended consequences and ultimate failure when rely upon reason alone. If a scientist shifts the variables in an experiment, the results become…
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Human Ideations, Human Idolatry Imagine two cliff climbing teams scaling the tallest and most extreme cliff face ever discovered, twenty times bigger than anything else, with its root in a deep cave. One team has each member follow their own logically planned route, though without any safety equipment, focused solely on reaching the summit at…
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Shmolitics Is Not It, Your Fight Is Stockholm Syndrome, a psychological phenomenon, causes hostages to develop positive feelings towards captors. In a broader sense, it can manifest as a societal condition where individuals internalise the narratives imposed upon them by people who are holding them hostage, most often to their detriment. In contemporary society, many…
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Shmolitics is Resentment People constantly point fingers, always blaming external forces for their woes. This is a widespread societal phenomenon. Blame shifts away from personal responsibility and onto others, creating a cycle that stifles awareness, personal growth, and natural communal harmony. In today’s society, victimhood has become a currency, often used to garner sympathy and…
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Shmolitics as Identity of Politics Ever felt like you’re in a maze where every turn reveals another wall? That’s often the experience of well-meaning individuals navigating today’s identity politics. Let’s explore this paradox where good intentions meet preconceived notions, creating a labyrinth that can stifle even the most altruistic efforts. However what are politics if…
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Shmolitics Out of Control A man walks into a room, his heart brimming with good intentions, ready to make a difference. Instead of warmth, he encounters cold stares and disinterest. His offers to help are met with suspicion, kindness with scorn. Sound familiar? This isn’t a tale from a bygone era but a reality for…
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Rejecting Shmolitical Distractions For a working societal framework, culture, community, and organisation form an inseparable triad. Each element is dependent on the others, and together they create a foundation for lasting power that cannot be undone by political shifts. Culture provides the values that guide our actions; community offers the purpose that unites us in…
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Two Acceptable Positions How did it become so common to believe that organisations and people should not benefit their nation? The spread of such a depraved lie reshapes societal expectations, requiring considerable effort to amend. It has weaved a narrative so insidious, that even discerning minds struggle to untangle its threads. More than simple propaganda,…
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Disabuse and Disillusion The most dangerous political illusion of our time? The belief that political victory is synonymous with legitimate success. We are encouraged to vote, to protest, to get charged up, and to align ourselves with parties that promise change. History demonstrates that even the most well-intentioned actions can lead to ruin, out of…
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Shmolitical Distractions People might ask at this point, without shmolitics, how do we organise and accomplish anything? An organisation is more than a set of rules or procedures; it is the blueprint for how power is harnessed and directed within. Every person who labours for said organisation empowers that structure. This is the skeleton upon…